A Disturbing Fact About Meta-Analyses Authored by Researchers with Industry Ties

A recent paper published in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology found that “there is a massive production of meta-analyses of antidepressants for depression authored by or linked to the industry, and they almost never report any caveats about antidepressants in their abstracts.”

Specifically, “Meta-analyses including an author who were employees of the manufacturer of the assessed drug were 22-fold less likely to have negative statements about the drug than other meta-analyses.”

We have seen this same disturbing trend in nutrition science as well, with research that has ties to industry usually downplaying — or downright not mentioning — potentially negative health effects.

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